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Security Appliance To See Continued Growth
"Over the last several quarters, two key trends are impacting the security market," says Victoria Fodale, In-Stat analyst. "One is the integration of security into underlying equipment and infrastructure. Another is the continuing cost and complexity of managing security in a multi-vendor, multi-product environment, which many …
Symantec Worldwide Study Indicates Data Centers Face Severe and Growing Challenges
Symantec has announced the findings of a study indicating IT professionals worldwide struggle with the increasing complexity of data center management while at the same time facing severe budget and personnel constraints. Respondents revealed that to ease management challenges, they are relying on several different technologies …
Increasing Need for Security Drives the Growth of Video Surveillance Software Market
Terrorism and highly publicized domestic attacks have contributed to the increased awareness of security as a priority market. Events such as the recent school violence in North America have called attention to the need for new video surveillance applications in transit, educational institutions, city centers, and …
Malicious animated cursors exploit unpatched Microsoft vulnerability Windows Vista users not immune from security hole
Sophos has warned computer users of a zero day vulnerability in the way that Microsoft Windows handles animated cursors (.ANI files). Multiple versions of Microsoft Windows are affected by the unpatched vulnerability, including Windows Vista.According to an advisory by Microsoft, Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and …
Grum worm poses as Internet Explorer beta download Beware email which claims to come from Microsoft
Sophos has warned email users of a widespread malicious attack that poses as an invitation from Microsoft to download a beta version of Internet Explorer 7.0.The emails, which claim to come from admin@microsoft.com and have the subject line "Internet Explorer 7 Downloads", display an image which …
Sophos Management Enters the Gunge Tank for Comic Relief "Big Gunge"
IT security and control firm Sophos put its management in the gunge tank today in order to raise money for Comic Relief.'The Big Gunge' involved more than 1,000 Sophos employees worldwide voting for the managers they most wanted to see gunged.Peter Norman, a board member at …
Sophos Kills Second Life on Corporate Networks
IT security and control firm Sophos has announced that from 3 April, the application control feature of Sophos Anti-Virus will be extended to give businesses the option to block workers from playing Second Life via company networks. With more than four million registered users worldwide, many …
Have your say: Do you stop guests from infecting your network? Take part in a Sophos opinion poll
Does your company have a NAC solution that stops remote or guest users from infecting your network?Does your business network run the risk of rogue, guest, non-compliant, or infected PCs compromising your network?Can you be sure that when a traveling salesman visits your office that the …
Use Daylight Saving Time Switch to Check Computer Security, Sophos
IT security and control leader, Sophos, today issued a reminder to personal computer users to take the opportunity this weekend when installing the daylight saving time update to check that their anti-virus software and operating system updates offered by manufacturers have been installed on home computers …
Jailtime for US law database hacker
IT security and control firm Sophos is welcoming news that a man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment by a Florida law court.19-year-old Justin A Perras of New Bedford, MA, was one of …
